I don't know which answer to pick because the description is confusing.

@Eliza How so?

@EnopoletusHarding can you rewrite it in English?

@Eliza I don't get how the description is confusing.

@EnopoletusHarding the question title was about calculus but now the description is about AB AP ABCDEFG which are just a jumble of letters. Can you rewrite it to clarify what you actually mean instead of using nonsense jargon words.

@Eliza AP Calculus AB refers to the standardized test (widely used in the US):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Calculus

The grades one can get are from 1 to 5; 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. One can pretty easily get a 5 despite not knowing much calculus.

@EnopoletusHarding What if someone knows something about calculus but did not take this test. How do they vote in your poll?

That is where "or equivalent" comes in.

@EnopoletusHarding How do we figure out the equivalent if we didn't take the exam? I feel like there could be a more straightforward way to ask this question that does not require everyone to go to high school.

@Eliza You can scroll through some of the sample questions here:

https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/sample-questions-ap-calculus-ab-and-bc-exams.pdf

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap24-frq-calculus-ab.pdf

@EnopoletusHarding I feel like this is very misleading. The title is about whether someone knows calculus but the actual question is about taking an exam. Can you update the title?

@Eliza It is not about taking an exam; thus "or equivalent". One's abilities can also be higher than necessary for getting a 5 on AP Calculus AB without having taken it.

@EnopoletusHarding How does someone who never took the exam know the equivalence without taking the exam you linked? This is incredibly confusing and even with several responses I do not know how to answer your question.

Here are the facts, maybe you can help:

• I never took this exam

• I did look at the exam you linked

Is the question about 'doing calculus' or about 'taking this exam'?

@Eliza Maybe we need an alternative explanation for anyone who never heard of this exam before.

@Eliza The question is about doing calculus. How would you compose an alternative explanation here?

@EnopoletusHarding I feel like it's possible someone could do calculus without taking an exam. Maybe just take the exam part off?

@Eliza Well, I think it's useful to have a minimum requirement of some kind :-/